Manager suggestions - Now with added poll

[Dave]

We've tried every possible type of candidate in recent years with no success.

Tried and tested, successful foreigner- Houllier
Up and coming Brit needing a step up - Lambert
Young English "coach" - Sherwood
Unknown foreigner with new ideas - Garde
The left field surprise "that could work" - RDM
Belt and braces, meat and potato, no nonsense Englishman - Bruce

I genuinely don't know what route to go down or who, specifically, we should go for.

I would go for the "not lumping managers into arbitrary categories and just hiring somebody good, regardless of where they are from" route.

[Salsa Party Animal]

A local PE Teacher would probably do a better job than all the managers apart from Gerald since Martin O'Neill left.

[Villa75]

Am I the only one who thinks "they're bound to get it right next this time" only to be amazed at their final choice?

[Ian.]

It's so annoying as since January most have been happy with most of the signings for this league. The squad looks strong and the team generally should be far superior than the opposition in this division. We just do not show signs of improvement and we still do not have a consistent plan.

Wyness talks about the Villa machine and a style of play to carry us forward whoever is in charge, well I'd like to know what that is. Does Bruce know? This model thing seems a load of bollocks as we have built a squad of good players but not built a team with a coherent plan. I kind of get the feeling the Norwich game was a fluke.

[aj2k77]

The Villa engine is just PR bollocks, the first team style of play resembles fuck all but a hotch potch of randomly assored players who are chopped and changed from one bad display to the next.

[cdbearsfan]

I have said Dean Smith for a long time. It would be great if he came to the club and was a success.

Of course it would. But, bearing in mind that Brentford are in the relegation zone, I'm struggling to see on what basis anyone thinks that's likely to happen?

We've wasted millions on players that play well against us... are we now going to appoint a manager just because he has a good record against Villa (ignoring his rubbish record against everyone else)?

He would be an incredibly unambitious appointment.

[Clampy]

I have said Dean Smith for a long time. It would be great if he came to the club and was a success.

Of course it would. But, bearing in mind that Brentford are in the relegation zone, I'm struggling to see on what basis anyone thinks that's likely to happen?

We've wasted millions on players that play well against us... are we now going to appoint a manager just because he has a good record against Villa (ignoring his rubbish record against everyone else)?

He would be an incredibly unambitious appointment.

It would be incredibly brave as well for both parties. If it ever happened, I'd love it to work obviously but a Villa fan from Great Barr managing his own club? He'd possibly be shitting himself as soon as he walked through the door. The pressure would be enormous.

[Toronto Villa]

Bournemouth are bottom 3 in the PL. Howe is a superb manager but it might be that he has taken that club as far as possible. Now he might not want to leave them in that position, but it would be a very ambitious move on our part to go after him. I love how he tries to play the game.

[Des Little]

Toronto, I like the way you talk

[mrfuse]

Bournemouth are bottom 3 in the PL. Howe is a superb manager but it might be that he has taken that club as far as possible. Now he might not want to leave them in that position, but it would be a very ambitious move on our part to go after him. I love how he tries to play the game.

Totally agree and I believe we are in dream position for someone of the calibre of Howe to walk in and storm the league and become a hero. To be honest anyone with an attacking mentality could get us promoted with the players we have. I dont think Howe is going anywhere but its not such a stretch that it wouldnt be worth investigating.

[Mossie Hennebry]

We've tried every possible type of candidate in recent years with no success.

Tried and tested, successful foreigner- Houllier
Up and coming Brit needing a step up - Lambert
Young English "coach" - Sherwood
Unknown foreigner with new ideas - Garde
The left field surprise "that could work" - RDM
Belt and braces, meat and potato, no nonsense Englishman - Bruce

I genuinely don't know what route to go down or who, specifically, we should go for.

I would go for the "not lumping managers into arbitrary categories and just hiring somebody good, regardless of where they are from" route.

We haven't tried 'the no-nonsense, born-winner, English bulldog, understudy to the greats' type of candidate. And, I think if we are truthful with ourselves, we could all see it coming at the time of his signing.

[luke95]

I'd love Dean Smith but as others have said the pressure & expectation from him being a local Villa man could crush him within months . Other than that he'd be perfect fit for us .

Who ever it is the expectation level of the fans needs to drop .

[villasjf]

We've tried every possible type of candidate in recent years with no success.

Tried and tested, successful foreigner- Houllier
Up and coming Brit needing a step up - Lambert
Young English "coach" - Sherwood
Unknown foreigner with new ideas - Garde
The left field surprise "that could work" - RDM
Belt and braces, meat and potato, no nonsense Englishman - Bruce

I genuinely don't know what route to go down or who, specifically, we should go for.

I would go for the "not lumping managers into arbitrary categories and just hiring somebody good, regardless of where they are from" route.

You missed out McLeish or have you wiped him from your memory? I wouldn't blame you.

[mrfuse]

We've tried every possible type of candidate in recent years with no success.

Tried and tested, successful foreigner- Houllier
Up and coming Brit needing a step up - Lambert
Young English "coach" - Sherwood
Unknown foreigner with new ideas - Garde
The left field surprise "that could work" - RDM
Belt and braces, meat and potato, no nonsense Englishman - Bruce

I genuinely don't know what route to go down or who, specifically, we should go for. My head says Karanka but, deep down, it could have the same affect Zola did at Small Heath last season.

Apart from Houllier, I didn't rate any of those choices at the time of appointment, regardless of what category we place them in.

[mr underhill]

the one category that unites all of them is failure